Energy23
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Analysis: Congressman Curbelo’s Carbon Tax Could Dramatically Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy has analyzed how the proposal would affect the U.S. economy and emissions, as well as low-income households.
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With a Carbon Tax, U.S. Could Surpass Paris Climate Goals
New report finds that a moderate carbon tax could dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions, with only minor effects on the economy.
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Student Spotlight: Bringing 30 Years of Experience From the New York Sustainability World
Evelyn Reis is a student in the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program and is returning to school after almost 30 years at the NYC Department of Sanitation.
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How the Department of Energy is Trying to Bolster U.S. Grid Resilience
In a new podcast episode, Bruce Walker from the U.S. Department of Energy discusses lessons learned from the devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico, the Trump Administration’s support for coal and nuclear plants, and more.
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How India is Striking a Balance Between Energy and Emissions
Ajay Mathur, a member of the Indian Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change, discusses the outlook for energy supply and demand in India, including the critical role that solar power could play in coming years.
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The U.S. Can Still Take the Lead in Clean Energy Investment
In order for clean energy investments to deliver on their full potential for our economy, national security, and wellbeing, we need to remember three things.
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Machine Listening for Earthquakes
In a new study, researchers show that machine learning algorithms can pick out different types of earthquakes from three years of data at Geysers in California. The repeating patterns of earthquakes appear to match the seasonal rise and fall of water-injection flows into the hot rocks below.
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Greening the Internet
We don’t yet understand what the internet is doing to our politics and culture, but we do know what it’s doing to the planet.
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The States Resist Trump’s Environmental Agenda
The Trump Administration’s efforts to roll back environmental regulations is running into the state and local opposition one might expect given this nation’s strong support for environmental protection.
